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title: "11 Obama economy Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Republicans will not be reduced to being the tax collectors for the Obama economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-mcconnell/republicans-will-not-be-reduced-to-being-the-tax-collectors-for-the/)

[Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-mcconnell/)

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> [The Obama economy has led to more women dependent on government programs including food stamps.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mercedes-schlapp/the-obama-economy-has-led-to-more-women-dependent-on-government/)

[Mercedes Schlapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mercedes-schlapp/)

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> [The only direction Obama has the economy moving is backward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-beauprez/the-only-direction-obama-has-the-economy-moving-is-backward/)

[Bob Beauprez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-beauprez/)

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> [The people who suffer in the Obama economy have been young people, African Americans, Hispanics, single moms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/the-people-who-suffer-in-the-obama-economy-have-been-young-people/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [Everyone who feels stuck in the Obama economy is right to focus on the here and now. And I hope you understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/everyone-who-feels-stuck-in-the-obama-economy-is-right-to-focus-on/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [We've created over 200,000 jobs every month this year. Hasn't happened in 17 years. I guess my first question is, when do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/we-ve-created-over-200-000-jobs-every-month-this-year-hasn-t-happened/)

[Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/)

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> [With unemployment still abysmally high, the Obama economy is crushing Hispanics' dreams for their children to live a better life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-rubio/with-unemployment-still-abysmally-high-the-obama-economy-is-crushing/)

[Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-rubio/)

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> [In the richest country in the history of the world, this Obama economy has crushed the middle class. Family income has fallen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/in-the-richest-country-in-the-history-of-the-world-this-obama-economy/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-mcconnell/we-hear-the-stories-every-day-now-the-father-who-puts-on-a-suit-every/)

[Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-mcconnell/)

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> [I think what Republicans want is someone who will stand up and lead, who will take on the great challenges of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-think-what-republicans-want-is-someone-who-will-stand-up-and-lead/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [We're living under the Obama economy. Any CEO in America with a record like this after three years on the job would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-mcconnell/we-re-living-under-the-obama-economy-any-ceo-in-america-with-a-record/)

[Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-mcconnell/)

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